Showcase with Barbara Kellar

The Fashion Styles of Downton Abbey

Season 2 Episode 7 | 28m 16s  | Video has closed captioning.

From traditional and elegant to avant-garde, the costumes of the Crawley woman help define not only their evolving roles in the drama but reflect upon the roles of women in the early 20th century. Cynthia Amnéus, Curator of Fashion Arts & Textiles at the Cincinnati Art Museum, joins Barbara Kellar to discuss the historical accuracy of the period fashions in Downton Abbey.